I am Jinshan Youxia

"A desperate gamble!"

"puff!"

"Puff puff!"

Countless wet, gold nuggets, the size of rat droppings, sprayed out from behind the rat's rear end, quickly piling up into a small mountain. Some viscous, translucent liquid was slowly sliding off the top (to prevent the gold nuggets from scratching the intestines).

"..." This scene left Cui Zi speechless.

Zhang Chengyi wiped his bottom with a leaf, threw it in the yard, and leisurely returned to the table.

He found the gold nugget yesterday while wandering around the demon hunter's stronghold. He thought he would swallow it and use it as money later.

The coins of Japan's Sengoku period were too much for him; gold nuggets were much easier to swallow. In any case, for him, one was as good as countless.

"It still tastes off, so next time I'll have to pay after I finish eating."

Zhang Chengyi sniffed with his pink nose. The rat's sense of smell was quite sensitive. Even the faintest smell of excrement could be clearly smelled in the same room. Even if it didn't smell bad, it still made him feel a little nauseous.

So when Amber returned with roasted meat and fruit, she saw a small mountain of gold in the corner as soon as she entered the door, and the Rat God leaning against the farthest corner.

"Let's go out to eat."

Zhang Chengyi jumped and leaped onto Amber's shoulder, saying, "That gold is my reward to you."

"Well, but I suggest you wash it before putting it away."

Amber nodded blankly, obediently carrying the plate, and led the Rat God out of the room.

About a minute later, Coral jumped down from the roof, squatted down and examined the pile of gold that she didn't know where it came from. She picked up a piece and frowned as she thought.

Is it real gold? Or is it some kind of illusion? A spell?

The taste was a bit strange, but it didn't seem to have any connection to its origin for the time being.

After all, Zhang Chengyi, this unusual field mouse, basically doesn't eat any random things. He just eats some fruits and drinks some water every day, and he even washes them before eating. Once his excrement is cleared, it's truly gone. There's no smell left. The gold particles that come out are actually very clean, except for a little intestinal mucus.

"Mica?" Coral studied it for a while, then suddenly noticed that Mica was hiding behind her with a look of disgust on her face. After she called out, her two cats also looked at her with disgust.

Mica took two steps back, meowed, and jumped onto the wall.

The owner seems to smell bad.

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Ever since Zhang Chengyi traded gold nuggets for roasted meat and fruits, the exorcists have figured out the Rat God's dietary preferences and have stopped sending the deity anything he doesn't like.

The relationship between the Rat God and the exorcist entered a new phase.

Zhang Chengyi specifically requested a bucket, and every day after he had his food and drink, he would go and pull out a little gold as payment for the food and lodging services.

Whether it's equivalent or whether he paid more, that's not within his consideration.

Just like how you never consider the price when eating and drinking in the world of Tianlong, money is something you spend as soon as you have it, whether it's worth it or not doesn't matter, as long as you're comfortable.

Of course, his main purpose in staying in the demon-slaying stronghold was to learn how to use spiritual power from Cui Zi.

The results were not ideal. Zhang Chengyi had no problem roughly controlling the release of spiritual energy, but he was completely unable to handle complex applications such as spells and barriers.

The two, one human and one ghost, studied it for several days and finally figured out the reason: the essence of spiritual power is the release of the soul.

Therefore, the reason why Midori can easily extract the soul of a demon with her spiritual power is because her soul is too powerful.

Purification and evil thoughts are essentially the same thing; they are all forms of one's own soul being tainted by other things.

Zhang Chengyi is able to use spiritual power. The process is that the command first goes to Cui Zi, Cui Zi agrees, and then the spiritual power is released. Each time he uses it, it is roughly the same.

Spells and barriers require precise control, but his commands to control spiritual power are delayed. Before the commands reach Cui Zi, the spells and barriers collapse due to the distortion caused by the control, and cannot be released.

Simply releasing spiritual power is essentially using Midori's soul to clash head-on with other things, which is not only inefficient but also has a limited potential.

Chapter 158 Target

If you want to improve the speed of response to commands, the best way is to turn Midori into a fool who can only obey commands.

Zhang Chengyi suddenly realized this, but then felt it was unnecessary.

After becoming an idiot, will one be able to control their spiritual power to the point of releasing complex spells and barriers?

not necessarily.

However, losing one of the strongest priestesses would be a great loss.

Furthermore, the characteristic of the power system in the Inuyasha world is that the four souls that constitute a spirit each have their own inclination. The more moderate one is, the less useful one is. Often, the strong ones advance rapidly in the direction of straight or curved spirits.

The Shikon Jewel, which allows wishes to be made, is composed of the evil thoughts of yokai who defy the laws of nature to the extreme and the soul of Midori who follows the laws of nature to the extreme.

If I become an idiot, will my four souls still have their own inclinations? Will my spiritual power weaken then?

Zhang Chengyi was unsure, so he wasn't planning to take any risks for the time being. The spiritual power of the Inuyasha world wasn't suitable for him; it was too complex and difficult to control. It would be better to have Suiko attached to his body and just call her out to help when needed.

However, considering that spiritual energy is so troublesome to use, demonic energy is probably about the same.

Especially Qu Ling, whose official character design is pure evil and corruption. If someone were to enhance Qu Ling like Cui Zi did, it's likely that he wouldn't be able to control him properly. If Qu Ling were to strongly resist, it would be a question how much demonic energy he could control.

As for the remnants of the soul of the weakest, nameless man...

According to the theory of four souls and one spirit, it is estimated to have great potential, but once it is used, it will be unable to fight against the nameless man's crush, Cui Zi. Who knows, Cui Zi might just wave her hand and kneel down to wait for death.

Just like how Naraku was completely powerless against the earth barrier made from the soil where Onigumo had lain.

"Fine, I give up."

After thinking it over, Zhang Chengyi readily withdrew his spiritual power and said to Cui Zi in his belly, "So I'm a Pokémon Trainer in this game. Sigh, what a disgrace to a trainer."

He sighed and gently stroked his belly with his paw, his expression quite tender. "Sigh, I never expected my first Pokémon to be a Ghost-type."

What a load of nonsense.

Cui Zi's overwhelming spiritual power allowed her to see and hear everything clearly, leaving her speechless with disbelief.

“We should go,” Zhang Chengyi said immediately.

After a moment of silence, seeing that he really didn't intend to inform the exorcists and was walking towards the edge of the stronghold on his own, Cui Zi couldn't help but ask, "Lord Rat God, what are we going to do next?"

She had been following this mysterious field mouse whose methods she couldn't understand for several days, but she still couldn't figure out what it wanted or what it was going to do.

"Hmm," Zhang Chengyi pondered for a moment, then said, "We do need a target."

"..."

Cui Zi had lost count of how many times she had felt speechless.

"You're the one I've decided on, Cui Zi!" Zhang Chengyi's steps became much lighter. "I'm going to train you into the strongest Ghost-type Pokémon, and then I'll have a good long sleep."

Once he realized that this world belonged to Inuyasha, he knew that this body could only enjoy itself for a while before falling into a long slumber and waiting for another body to come and save him.

The core of the power system in the Inuyasha world is the soul; only by becoming a demon can one live longer, while the lifespan of ordinary humans is limited.

Even if he gains controllable spiritual and demonic power by devouring other people's souls, he is still just an ordinary field mouse.

The average field mouse has a lifespan of one to two years.

The ability to modify numerical values ​​can adjust age, physical condition, and strength, but it has no effect on the [game content].

Lifespan is determined upon landing. After two years, no matter how lively he is, he will die with a smile on his face, even if he turns himself into a baby mouse.

There seems to be no way to break this deadlock at the moment. Perhaps we can count on human technology in the future?

Who cares, let's have some fun first.

"Lord Rat God, may I ask—"

After a long silence, Midori asked, "What are Pokémon?"

"Pokémon." Zhang Chengyi pulled up the Baidu Encyclopedia page for "Pokémon" from his memory and read it aloud:

"A creature shrouded in mystery, partially coexisting with humans..."

"Hmm," Cui Zi responded, seemingly understanding but not quite.

Zhang Chengyi said with great interest, "I have observed that your spiritual power has increased after absorbing your own soul from the other Shikon Jewels, and the upper limit is also higher. So, as long as I collect all the Shikon Jewels and strengthen each of your soul fragments, you will definitely become an unprecedentedly powerful Pokémon."

"Huh? Oh."

Midori didn't seem to be that interested in becoming stronger.

"Kagome should have arrived in this era by now. I wonder if Kikyo has been resurrected. Let's go to Kaede Village first; their Shikon Jewel is quite valuable."

As Zhang Chengyi spoke, he jumped high, did a backflip, and as soon as he landed, he jumped up again as if the ground was burning hot.

All I can say is that he was addicted to using spaces.

As the strange field mouse hopped away, Coral watched from afar from the wall of the exorcist's stronghold.

"Rat God, Rat God." For some reason, she always had a premonition that she would encounter this rat who called himself a god sooner or later.

No, a field mouse?

What's the difference between strange obsessions?

In the past few days, Shanhu has heard Zhang Chengyi correcting other people's words several times, which makes her a little uneasy.

Of course, before they meet again, she needs to find a way to repair her relationship with Yunmu.

Heaven knows why Mica suddenly stopped talking to her.

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Two days later, in a village in Musashi Province.

"Hiccup~"

Zhang Chengyi let out a burp, wiped the juice from his mouth, then stuck out his bottom, skillfully put down the money for food and drinks, wiped his bottom with a leaf, and crawled out the window. Outside, itinerant merchants carrying bamboo boxes were still calling out in the village; it would probably be a while before they left.

He traveled all the way here sitting in a merchant's cargo box. Who would want to run around on their own when they can ride in a vehicle? Running around the map is exhausting.

The novelty of the scenery didn't last long before it became boring.

Let me think... Judging from the map I saw at the demon-slaying stronghold, it should be about three or four days' journey to reach Maple Village.

Zhang Chengyi was strolling around the village when he was suddenly drawn to the people talking under the trees.

"I heard that immortals have appeared in the high mountains to the west. It's a paradise on earth, and you can live forever if you go there."

"There's no such thing as a free lunch; it must be a scam."